Arsenal latest news: Gunners boss Arsene Wenger insists he did not know about the 800 milestone

The 68-year-old veteran is adamant that he only discovered the special occasion after reading it on Sky Sports

By Paul Jiggins

29th October 2017, 10:30 pm

Updated: 29th October 2017, 7:46 pm

IT was one of the most important dates on Arsene Wenger’s calendar — and typically, he claimed he never saw it.

This was the Frenchman’s 800th Premier League clash as Arsenal boss.

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Arsene Wenger celebrated his 800th game in charge against Swansea

They even had a huge cake in the Emirates media lounge to celebrate the occasion.

But Wenger insisted he knew nothing of his magnificent milestone until he saw it on the telly just before kick-off.

Not that his big day will live long in the memory as a second-half comeback earned his team another scrappy home win.

He said afterwards: “I didn’t know it was my 800th game.

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But in typical Wenger fashion he claimed he did not see the milestone coming

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Wenger says he only discovered it was game 800 when he saw it on Sky Sports

“I saw it on the television before the game walking out because I watched Man United against Tottenham and then Sky Sports News, and it was written on the screen that it was my 800th game. That was the first time I saw it.

“I don’t know where all these games have gone because you go to the next one and the next one.”